The Free Beacon also points out that the NAACP’s board chairman lives in Tampa. And at least five of his colleagues have traveled to Florida for vacation since DeSantis was first elected in 2018.
In fact, the black population of Florida continues to grow. And, says the Free Beacon, it supports Ron DeSantis in higher percentages than are typical for Republican candidates.
Meanwhile, the NAACP continues to lose relevance. There was a time when anyone who followed American politics closely knew who headed that organization. Today, who recognized the name of its president, Derrick Johnson, when I mentioned it above?
In this context, I view the NAACP’s “travel advisory” as mainly a publicity stunt. Perhaps it will marginally and temporarily improve this once-great organization’s status among far leftists. But every time a black American sets foot in Florida, the NAACP’s lack of relevance in the serious world will be reaffirmed.
[I’m not so sure — the competition for this title is pretty stiff just this week alone. I’m thinking that the Los Angeles Dodgers are probably in the running, for instance. By the time the week ends and Ron DeSantis jumps into the 2024 race, this one may look like a quaint distraction. — Ed]
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